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gejohnston

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104. Your boat perhaps?
Thu Dec 29, 2011, 08:04 PM
Dec 2011

I remember not too long ago (until the USCG and Royal Navy took on the problem) pirates would steal boats to use for drug runners.

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A firearm is only... [View all] discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2011 OP
There ar e dozens of portable PSD's the pistol is one of the smallest and most important. ileus Dec 2011 #1
I believe... discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2011 #2
Nonviolence. Gregorian Dec 2011 #3
A t-shirt for you: discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2011 #4
there is a difference between nonviolence and pacifism gejohnston Dec 2011 #5
What was that old USAF SAC saying? Remmah2 Dec 2011 #10
Working in nursing homes and group homes, ZombieHorde Dec 2011 #111
good point gejohnston Dec 2011 #112
maybe Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2011 #122
However to be unwilling to defend yourself when you are attacked... spin Dec 2011 #8
+1 ellisonz Dec 2011 #9
There's a difference between nonviolence and protecting yourself rl6214 Dec 2011 #17
There's a difference between... ellisonz Dec 2011 #20
So are you saying the only just violence is the violence of an Army? Kennah Dec 2011 #29
Nope. Not at all... ellisonz Dec 2011 #32
You analogies are silly Kennah Dec 2011 #83
The standard for Courts is "immanent" I believe... ellisonz Dec 2011 #114
No, sorry, an imminent threat likely does not justify deadly force Kennah Jan 2012 #180
How do you determine if they are a threat? hack89 Dec 2011 #113
Are you questioning the Courts now? ellisonz Dec 2011 #141
No - only if they break into my house. hack89 Dec 2011 #142
Shoot first, ask questions later. ellisonz Dec 2011 #144
What if the answer is a bullet in my direction? hack89 Dec 2011 #146
You'd have needed to have seen a gun... ellisonz Dec 2011 #147
I don't gamble with my family's lives hack89 Dec 2011 #151
+1 My response to a break-in would be with one of *these* friendly_iconoclast Dec 2011 #154
? Callisto32 Dec 2011 #138
What ? ellisonz Dec 2011 #140
How rare. A human. Gregorian Dec 2011 #21
My pleasure. ellisonz Dec 2011 #22
Royalties are paid by entities who seek to re-publish, esp. if... SteveW Dec 2011 #24
Which has nothing to do with use of their name... ellisonz Dec 2011 #35
You can question the practice, but anti-gun cartoonists are gettin' paid. SteveW Dec 2011 #96
Rare? There are many humans right here. I am one... SteveW Dec 2011 #23
Argh, never again. Gregorian Dec 2011 #25
Behind the "non-violence," what is in your heart? nt SteveW Dec 2011 #26
We generally require facts and rational argument here DissedByBush Dec 2011 #46
re: "...facts and rational argument..." discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2011 #51
Just goes to show... ellisonz Dec 2011 #71
You chose to reply here. discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2011 #79
Didn't say I was quitting... ellisonz Dec 2011 #81
Well then... discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2011 #82
"You have not explained why this group is a "god forsaken forum" ellisonz Dec 2011 #36
Perhaps you are new, here. I post in other fora. What's your opinion... SteveW Dec 2011 #95
*facepalm* ellisonz Dec 2011 #116
Actually, I've been here since 2006... SteveW Dec 2011 #148
You can see how that's decieving... ellisonz Dec 2011 #149
Not deceiving; I'd rather have my old self back again... SteveW Dec 2011 #153
The reason that this forum is "forsaken" by so many pro-restrictionists is that they Simo 1939_1940 Dec 2011 #115
Bahahah... ellisonz Dec 2011 #117
Don't have any more faith in them *on this issue* than the member Simo 1939_1940 Dec 2011 #136
You do realize virtually nobody, liberal, progressive, liberatarian, or conservative... pipoman Dec 2011 #28
You forgot Buddhists... ellisonz Dec 2011 #37
Many pacifists, historically, are granted their ability to be.. pipoman Dec 2011 #39
Buddhists fight... ellisonz Dec 2011 #40
Never take martial arts to a gun fight.. pipoman Dec 2011 #87
You've obviously never heard of... ellisonz Dec 2011 #88
You've obviously never heard... discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2011 #100
Fuck your guns... ellisonz Dec 2011 #121
That is hazardous... discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2011 #123
What ever say homie... ellisonz Dec 2011 #129
Yes... discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2011 #132
nor you this... pipoman Dec 2011 #118
should have... ellisonz Dec 2011 #120
May I say... discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2011 #110
Wrong group. rrneck Dec 2011 #45
"Que the barrage of morons..."? cognoscere Dec 2011 #69
So it would be better to lie down and die at the hands of those that would do violence? Callisto32 Dec 2011 #139
So you do not recognize a right to self defense? hack89 Dec 2011 #143
Shooting a rapist or a carjacker makes you a rapist and a carjacker? Nuclear Unicorn Dec 2011 #11
And if that were so, then shooting a banker would make one a banker. Kennah Dec 2011 #30
No it makes you a killer or maimer. Starboard Tack Dec 2011 #33
What's wrong with the epithet "non-victim"? Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2012 #167
'nough said? discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2012 #168
Nothing wrong with it. Killers and non-victims are not mutually exclusive. Starboard Tack Jan 2012 #169
Fair enough but at the expense of appearing argumentative Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2012 #174
I doubt if there's a one-size-fits-all solution with such a hypothetical Starboard Tack Jan 2012 #175
"Carry pepper spray, cellphone, noise alarm." Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2012 #176
If you feel comfortable carrying one, feel free. Starboard Tack Jan 2012 #177
"Give him what he wants and he'll go away." -- really? X_Digger Jan 2012 #178
"And I'll leave the castigation for that utterly sexist tripe to others better qualified." Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2012 #179
Shooting them is only the first step. inkool Dec 2011 #137
There can be only one! chrisa Jan 2012 #181
Violence: discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2011 #16
In case nobody told you, ObamaFTW2012 Dec 2011 #63
I think you meant Tojo gejohnston Dec 2011 #78
I did ObamaFTW2012 Dec 2011 #99
My tee-shirt: EX500rider Dec 2011 #6
I like it! :) n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2011 #7
I think I saw that shirt at photos of TParty "rally" where a lot of the goofs were carrying guns. Hoyt Dec 2011 #13
sure you did rl6214 Dec 2011 #18
Then surely you could post it. nt Union Scribe Dec 2011 #44
If so, that makes the sentiment entirely their domain? n/t PavePusher Dec 2011 #47
I want that shirt. NT ObamaFTW2012 Dec 2011 #64
They have the shirt at Cafe Press.. EX500rider Dec 2011 #72
To further address this topic... discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2011 #12
In your mind -- and that of other devotees of "gun culture" -- maybe. Hoyt Dec 2011 #14
Bravo! discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2011 #15
So you are a "devotee" of the "gun culture" because YOU own guns rl6214 Dec 2011 #19
Too bad.... Remmah2 Dec 2011 #27
Let's keep Newt outta this Kennah Dec 2011 #31
+1 to both of you! ;) n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2011 #43
He's a whole hardware store. nt Remmah2 Dec 2011 #50
It is only a tool designed to cause death or injury. A tool of violence. Starboard Tack Dec 2011 #34
I'm going to hunt for survival with this handgun... ellisonz Dec 2011 #38
Silly boy Remmah2 Dec 2011 #49
hunted for survival with a handgun gejohnston Dec 2011 #57
My grandma taught me how to kill rabbits with a walking stick Starboard Tack Dec 2011 #59
Ummm... discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2011 #61
Good question. Starboard Tack Dec 2011 #66
You call that survival gear? Remmah2 Dec 2011 #73
I definitely call it survival gear. I live in an environment where survival is a daily issue. Starboard Tack Dec 2011 #76
Too much techno crap. Remmah2 Dec 2011 #80
Maybe not in your world Starboard Tack Dec 2011 #86
Depending upon your neighborhood, pirates may visit you. Remmah2 Dec 2011 #90
And so did I. Still makes them very useful. Starboard Tack Dec 2011 #91
Be safe. Remmah2 Dec 2011 #124
Thank you sir. :toast: Starboard Tack Dec 2011 #125
A world that was more violent then the present gun infested one. nt hack89 Dec 2011 #145
"Gun infested" - Really? Is that how you see the world? Starboard Tack Dec 2011 #150
No - that's how you see it. hack89 Dec 2011 #152
Clairvoyant, are you? You think space is an issue? Starboard Tack Dec 2011 #157
I don't care about your irrational likes and dislikes hack89 Dec 2011 #158
Where and when did I say I wanted to restrict your rights? Starboard Tack Dec 2011 #160
But yours is the irrational point of view. hack89 Dec 2011 #163
Irrational to you perhaps Starboard Tack Jan 2012 #164
I have never said I carry every where. hack89 Jan 2012 #165
Cool. Sounds like your not one of the extreme compusive toters. Starboard Tack Jan 2012 #166
Just for the record: discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2011 #159
"I don't suck on any government or corporate tit for my survival..." PavePusher Dec 2011 #119
And who do you think employs the Coasties that will try to save your ass should you require it? friendly_iconoclast Dec 2011 #155
What's your point? You think I have a problem with the Coast Guard? Starboard Tack Dec 2011 #156
So then, you acknowledge pipoman Dec 2011 #89
Really. I used to party in Compton at an after hours club. Starboard Tack Dec 2011 #92
You know what they say... discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2011 #97
BTW... discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2011 #101
I used to work in Inglewood Starboard Tack Dec 2011 #108
I work in... discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2011 #109
No, can't think of any. We don't eat out much. Starboard Tack Dec 2011 #127
Really? pipoman Dec 2011 #102
Nope, I can't think of anything I own worth shooting someone for. Starboard Tack Dec 2011 #103
Your boat perhaps? gejohnston Dec 2011 #104
If I ventured into pirate infested waters, I would include the boat. Starboard Tack Dec 2011 #107
good choice for pirate gun gejohnston Dec 2011 #161
Right, but kayaks are easier to steal. Starboard Tack Dec 2011 #162
But it is not yours to determine this. It is the Goblins that determine if you have something oneshooter Dec 2011 #130
I don't believe in goblins. Starboard Tack Dec 2011 #134
at the time gejohnston Dec 2011 #84
I don't know about the rabbits, but Grandma could've beaten Wyatt Earp to the draw. Starboard Tack Dec 2011 #85
Using the same logic pipoman Dec 2011 #41
Why would I fear anyone carrying a gun? Starboard Tack Dec 2011 #54
Pardon me... discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2011 #56
Not sure I understand your question Starboard Tack Dec 2011 #58
Well that explains a lot. discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2011 #60
You are more than welcome Starboard Tack Dec 2011 #67
Some abnormal thinking there. ManiacJoe Dec 2011 #62
re: "A tool so low on a survival priority list as to not be worth carrying." discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2011 #42
A concealed firearm is like underwear Starboard Tack Dec 2011 #53
I never said... discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2011 #55
If you don't want to be quoted, you'd better watch your analogies. Starboard Tack Dec 2011 #70
I don't mind being quoted. n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2011 #74
YES, a firearm is like underwear. Remmah2 Dec 2011 #126
Except, of course, for the many documented instances that it works. PavePusher Dec 2011 #48
Where did I say it didn't work? Starboard Tack Dec 2011 #52
Yeah, except for those times ObamaFTW2012 Dec 2011 #65
That's what diapers are for. Starboard Tack Dec 2011 #68
Never had a shootout or anything, ObamaFTW2012 Dec 2011 #75
Just as I imagined. Starboard Tack Dec 2011 #77
A completely unfounded assumption. Straw Man Dec 2011 #93
"He fled when he saw me coming." Starboard Tack Dec 2011 #94
You assume much ObamaFTW2012 Dec 2011 #98
From what you originally said "He fled when he saw you coming" Starboard Tack Dec 2011 #105
Well ObamaFTW2012 Dec 2011 #106
Look at this picture... spin Dec 2011 #128
Thanks. I am familiar with this position Starboard Tack Dec 2011 #131
And a Happy New Year back to you and yours. (n/t) spin Dec 2011 #135
"As you all may remember... discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2011 #133
"the indifference of good men"? Starboard Tack Jan 2012 #170
It is such a good point... discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2012 #171
Your reference is also to a movie version of a real event. Starboard Tack Jan 2012 #172
Yes, quite so. discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2012 #173
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